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Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. Suddenly, an angel touched him. The angel told him, "Get up and eat."
1 Kings 19:5 In-Context
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Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
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while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
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Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
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He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.
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The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”